oldsmobiles, buicks, and cadillacs built by ford's number-one competitor, general motors headed then by alfred p. sloancording to alfred sloan, the primary object of the corporation is to make money not just to make motorcars. sloan realized he couldn't sell his cars cheaper than ford so he gambled that people wanted more from their cars than a ride and that they'd pay more for the color, variety, and options th they could get only from gm. henry ford may have known cars but alfred sloan knew ople and he knew the '20s. ♪ are ya havin' any fun? ♪ what ya gettin' outta livin'? ♪ ♪ what good is what you've got if you're not havin' any fun? ♪ ♪ are ya havin' any laughs? ♪ are ya gettin' any lovin'? ♪ if other people do so ♪ can ya have a little fun? ♪ schoumacher: to link his cars with the national mood sloan madvtisis much a gm products thchevy. professor leo riffo of george washington university has written about the car and the era. shrewd, in some sense manipulative advertising suggesting that an automobile represents your status and your personality -- it's not just a way to get around -- aided the ap

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. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.science, technology and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is nightly business report request tyler mathisen and sue gerrera. >> investors hope this important group will be a bright spot for the market. >> payday why the heads of some of the country's biggest companies are taking home even bigger paychecks. >>> why most baby boomers are most definitely not ready to . >> good evening, everyone and welcome. it's here. earnings season and the focus is on the banks. the big ones. the ones that can move the market and give us insight into the health of the economy. before the opening bell rings tomorrow we'll hear from jpmorgan.

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. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business reportrt," with tyler mathisen and sue herera. >> state of denial. stocks clinl, ignoring last week's dismal data. why is bad news for the economy so often good news on wall dollar downer why the stronger dollar spells pain for some smaller companies with made in . and strained relationship the growing backlash big business faces from some of its biggest defenders. all of that and more on "nightly business report" today, monday april 6th. >>> good evening, everyone. sue is off tonight. wall street returned from the holiday weekend and seemed to

. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloantion. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report. >> the bulls are back, stocks it kick off this big earnings week with even bigger gain. and attention turns tonight to bluest of blue chips, ibm. >>> and 40% of the dow jones average report results. >>> an guxlf will never good evening everybody. >> glad to be with you. >>> bounce back. that's what stocks did following friday's steep decline.

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more information at macfound.org >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: lawmakers struck a bipartisan deal to let president obama fast-track negotiations on trade deals. it comes just as negotiations with 11 pacific nations are ramping up. under fast-track authority, congress could give any deal a yes or no vote, but it could not make any changes. the deal faces hurdles, many from within president obama's own party. every major labor union has vowed to fight it, but late today, the president issued a statement of support for the compromise. >> woodruff: al qaeda militants in yemen took over a major airport, seaport and oil terminal in the country's south today. officials said the militants clashed with military forces outside mu

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